WILL FORTE

'Will Forte' (born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, writer, and comedian, known for appearing on the television show ''Saturday Night Live'', where he has been a cast member since 2002.

Contents

Biography

Personal life

''Saturday Night Live''

Other work

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Personal life

Forte was born 'Orville Willis Forte IV' in Alameda County, California, the son of Patricia C. (Stivers) and Orville Willis Forte III. He was raised in Lafayette, California and graduated from Acalanes High School and UCLA with a B.A. in History. While at UCLA, he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha International Fraternity.

''Saturday Night Live''

'Characters': Andy (a receptionist who annoys people by shouting "Oh, no!" when he answers the phone), Tim Calhoun, The Falconer, Patrick Kelly, Cardinal Riccio, MacGyver-esque action hero MacGruber, meat ball eating crew member of the Vinnie Vedecci show, one of the guys (along with Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and a host) who tells a past memory after listening to a classic song, and Neil the Introvert
'Impressions': Jennifer Finney Boylan, George W. Bush, Macaulay Culkin, Tom DeLay, John Edwards, Newt Gingrich, Daryl Hall, Benny Hill, Bruce Jenner, Nick Lachey, Chad Lowe, Zell Miller, Constantine Maroulis, Lorne Michaels, Michael Moloney, Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Springsteen, Jack White
He also made an appearance on ''Night of Too Many Stars'', including a moment where he and Fred Armisen kissed on stage. He was the star of a memorable sketch with Peyton Manning, in which he used the theme from Casino Royale to pump up a room full of basketball players. His motivational dance gets so out of control that even Manning joins in and starts playing his leg like a guitar.^[1] The sketch was featured on ''SNL: The Best of 06-07''.

Other work

Before joining ''SNL'', Forte was a member of The Groundlings. He has also written and/or produced on the television series ''Late Show'', ''3rd Rock from the Sun'', ''That '70s Show'', and ''Action''. Forte provided the voice of Abe Lincoln on the critically acclaimed but short-lived animated series, ''Clone High''. He was also a consultant on another short-lived animated series, ''God, the Devil and Bob''. He also made a cameo in the movie ''Around the World in 80 Days'' and was in the Broken Lizard film ''Beerfest''. Forte also made an appearance on Demetri Martin's album, ''These Are Jokes''. Will Forte also recently appeared in the Adult Swim program ''Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!'' as a mattress salesman haunted with horrific nightmares.
Forte wrote the film ''The Brothers Solomon'', in which he stars opposite Will Arnett. He is also writing the script to the movie ''Parental Guidance Suggested'' with fellow ''SNL'' castmember Andy Samberg. He will also be making an appearance in John Krasinski's film adaptation of David Foster Wallace's ''Brief Interviews with Hideous Men''.
Forte guest starred on HBO's Flight of the Conchords as a part time actor who poses as a record company executive.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	''Around the World in 80 Days''	Young Bobby
2006	''Beerfest''	Otto
2007	''Brief Interviews with Hideous Men''
	''The Brothers Solomon''	Dean Solomon

References

1. http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2017716743

External links

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★ Will Forte at On The Inside

★ Interview with Will Forte at CollegeHumor